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Fuel economy important to car buyers, survey finds

May 21, 2012

Car buyers are more interested in fuel economy.

A survey by Consumer Reports magazine finds that fuel economy is most important to car buyers.

Nearly 40 percent of those surveyed ranked gas mileage as the No. 1 buying factor. That was followed by quality (17 percent), safety (16 percent) and value (14 percent.) Only 6 percent of the 2,009 adults surveyed ranked performance as the most important factor.